Marlene Szeszko Werder, 70, of Harrisville, formerly of Plum, Allegheny County, died Tuesday.

Born Feb. 21, 1936, in Evans City, she was the daughter of Daniel and Nellie Cross Szeszko.

She was the beloved wife of William Werder; mother of Michelle Quast and Raymond Hochdorfer; stepmother of Paul Werder, Lisa Brown, Mary Beth Lucius and Eric and Mark Werder; and sister of Margorie Stahl of Michigan. She also is survived by 11 grandchildren.

<B>WERDER </B>— Friends of Marlene Szeszko Werder, who died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at <B>WALTER J. ZALEWSKI FUNERAL HOME</B>, 216 44th St., Lawrenceville. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Angels Parish, St. Augustine Church, Lawrenceville.